URIteacherknowledge - Context Report - Questions to Answer About the School

	What is the Question?	Why is this Question Interesting?	What Data Can We Use to Answer this Question?	= Top 5 ?s	Author(s)
1	Does the curriculum at least meet the standard if not more? (NCLB standard, AP classes, ect.)	To make sure the school is meeting the necessary standards giving its students a fair opportunity to succeed.	102 Res Student Proficiency and School Curriculum School Educational Environment	1	Alyssa G Jay Fogleman
2	Does health and safety in the schools meet or exceed the standards?	To see make sure the students are in a safe and healthy environment for learning. If not it may be a reason for poor performance.	School violence survey results.	3	Heather H & Pheng S
3	What is the student to teacher ratio?	To see how the class size effects the class's academic performance. Smaller classrooms means more attention a teacher can provide to each student.	http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/userguide/ go to this website, then pick your specific school	2
4	How does the schools state testing scores compare with other schools in the district, county, or even state?	To motivate your school to try to meet the same scores or better of other schools around you.	NCLB Accountability Data How does school's performance compare?		Jay Fogleman
5	What is the drop out and graduation rate, and how does it compare to previous years?	To watch if the rate increases or decreases throughout the years and try and find some sort of pattern.	drop out & graduation percentages	4
6	How is the parent involvement in this school? ( poor, average, strong)	To see if parents and teachers have a good relationship and are on the same page.	engaging family and community
7	What is the percent of ESL students in the school? Is this number greater or smaller then the state average?	To show the diversity in the school and see if your school has proper resources.	http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/state/ell.pdf
8	Is this school ethnicly and culturally diverse?	To demonstrate if your school prepares you for the real world.	102 Cultural Diversity		Jackie A & Nick G
9	What are the socioeconomic backgrounds of the students in the school like? Is this similar to other schools in the state?	Socioeconomics effects the resources the students have and what they might need.	Students living in poverty
10	Does this school have good extracurricular programs?	To find out if the students have a way to get involved in their school more then just academically. nice work :) - tim25allen	The school's web site Extracurricular Activities	5
11	How do teachers and students get along at this school?	To get another perspective on how smoothly the school operates, how helpful students consider their teachers, and how safe the school is or is not.